Young World Quiz (December 23, 2008)
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Santas sing: Ringing in the spirit of Christmas.
It’s Yuletide again! A quiz on everything about the festive season. Merry Christmas!
1. Who is known to the Finns as Joulupukki, the Turks as Noel Baba and the Russians as Dedushka Moroz?
2. When is ‘Christmastide’?
3. According to the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’, which three types of birds did ‘my true love’ send on the third day?
4. What is common to Robert Ripley (of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Fame), Humphrey Bogart and Atal Behari Vajpayee?
5. Which famous Christmas song was written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer — songwriter José Feliciano?
6. In 1937, which European country became the first to issue a postage stamp to commemorate Christmas?
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Decorations: Pretty baubles.
7. The last ghost in Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol was….?
8. What ubiquitous Christmas item was first designed and commercially sold by a London artist John Calcott Horsley in early 1840s?
9. James Pierpont’s work was originally called “One Horse Open Sleigh”. How is it better known?
10. According to The Bible, who was the first Christian martyr and whose Feast is on December 26 commonly called ‘Boxing Day’?
11. Among Santa’s reindeer, three have their names beginning with D. Name them.
12. Who acceded to the throne of which Asian country on Christmas Day in 1926?
13. What innovation was brought about to Christmas decorations by Edward Johnson, a colleague of Thomas Alva Edison, in the early 1880s?
14. In which ocean is the Territory of Christmas Island?
15. Which beverage is made with milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs and flavoured with ground cinnamon and nutmeg?
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